Television
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'This Is Us' finally delivers some of Beth's back story and more proof of a master planFeb 20, 2019 9:00 am - LOS ANGELES - With each step taken (forward or backward) in its intricately structured master plot, NBC's hit drama "This Is Us" risks losing another once-ardent fan. It...
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Ego, publicity at stake when stars and TV critics meet
Feb 20, 2019 6:00 am - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Jerrod Carmichael, lamenting what he called the "terrible" state of TV comedy, asked his audience if they'd seen some of it. Staring back at the ...
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'Favourite' comes home just before Oscar nightFeb 20, 2019 5:00 am - If you're cramming for Oscar night but don't want to head to the theater this weekend, you'll be happy to learn that another best-picture nominee became available on hom...
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Smollett charged with disorderly conduct, accused of filing false police reportFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - CHICAGO - "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was charged Wednesday with making a false police report when he said he was attacked in downtown Chicago by two men who hurled r...
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Elk Grove pinball machine maker's tournament coming to ESPN 'The Ocho'Feb 19, 2019 10:00 pm - An Elk Grove Village-based pinball machine maker will have a moment in the national spotlight after rubbing elbows with ESPN at the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. Stern Pin...
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'Punisher' and 'Jessica Jones' lose their battle in the war between Netflix and DisneyFeb 19, 2019 10:00 pm - Even a superpowered vigilante doesn't stand a chance in a shifting landscape of universe-crushing media titans. Netflix announced Monday that it was canceling the last o...
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'I had no idea if this was real,' Elgin man says of $10,000 appraisal on 'Antiques Roadshow'Feb 19, 2019 12:00 am - David Dorgan had a good feeling about what an appraiser would say about an antique Roman artifact he brought to an episode of "Antiques Roadshow." As it turns out, it wa...
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First-ever 'Jeopardy!" team contest draws top champions
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Police source: Brothers say Smollett staged attack after threatening letterFeb 18, 2019 12:00 am - Two brothers told police that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged an attack on himself because he was upset a threatening letter he received a week prior did not get e...
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How music stars are paying tribute to Elvis Presley's 1968 comeback specialFeb 17, 2019 6:29 am - Elvis Presley had an impact on countless people, but Mac Davis was a direct beneficiary. The singer of such tunes as "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" and "One Hell of a Wom...